

Title Generation in the responsive 11-step wizard, with the selected live model, editable prompt and article cost meter.
AI Scribe is a free, open-source SEO AI writer, content generator and humaniser for WordPress. It helps you turn an idea into an editable, search-focused article with OpenAI, Anthropic Claude or Google Gemini, with optional support for the WordPress 7 core AI client.
AI Scribe is independently developed by Opace Digital Agency and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by OpenAI, Anthropic or Google.
Version 3 keeps the whole article in one conversation, so later sections are written with the title, outline and existing copy in context. Use the guided 11-step Wizard for control at every stage, or Express mode for a complete first draft. AI Scribe supports the process; you remain responsible for checking, editing and approving everything before publication.
The free Opace AI Hub version 1.0.13 or newer is required at runtime. It stores provider keys, discovers models, supplies pricing and shares prompts. AI Scribe owns the writing interface and sends requests directly from your site through the Hub; nothing is routed through Opace’s servers. Both plugins remain independently searchable and installable on WordPress.org. If AI Scribe is installed first, its Plugins row links directly to the branded setup screen, where installation and activation are two explicit actions. An older installed Hub is updated through the same setup card before AI Scribe opens.
Add OpenAI, Anthropic or Google Gemini keys in the Hub. Models are fetched from your account, cached for one hour and filtered for writing or still-image capability. A valid saved choice is preserved; Refresh models bypasses the cache.
Snapshot: 23 August 2026, Hub refresh 13:03 BST and AI Scribe check 13:33 BST. The Hub returned 192 identifiers; AI Scribe accepted 102: 68 OpenAI, 10 Anthropic and 24 Gemini. This included 58 multimodal writing, 31 text/reasoning and 13 image models. Highlights included GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna; Claude Opus 5, Sonnet 5, Fable 5 and Haiku 4.5; Gemini 3.7 Flash, 3.6 Flash and 3.1 Pro; GPT Image 2; and Gemini 3.1 Flash Image. Settings remains authoritative because access changes by account and provider rollout.
OpenAI and Gemini can supply text and images. Claude supplies text, so pair Anthropic with OpenAI or Gemini if you want Claude writing plus generated images. Audio, realtime, embedding, video, code, research and other specialist Hub models are deliberately excluded.
Every Wizard step shows the prompt that will guide the selected model. Editing the visible prompt does not silently change a request: choose Run amended prompt to use it once. A one-run amendment takes priority, followed by an applied Hub prompt or your saved AI Scribe prompt; built-in wording remains the fallback. Custom Instructions are appended last so your brand rules take final priority.
Prompt placeholders insert the current article choices when the request runs. Available placeholders include [Idea], [Title], [Selected Keywords], [Heading], [Outline], [Intro], [The Tagline], [above/below], [Language], [Style], [Tone], [No. Headings], [Heading Tag] and [Keywords to Avoid]. Use only placeholders relevant to that step and keep the square brackets intact.
These modes change writing guidance, not authorship. They cannot guarantee originality, rankings or a particular result from an AI-detection tool.
Image Studio supports compatible OpenAI and Gemini image models, editable prompts and captions, style presets, featured and section images, placement, replacement and removal. Image controls hide when no configured provider can generate images.
The cost meter shows estimated, actual and running spend when trustworthy pricing is available. Review and Evaluate distinguish measured structure from editorial checks requiring human confirmation.
Save as a draft, published post or reusable shortcode. Meta title, description and focus keywords are stored with the post and written to the first active Yoast SEO, Rank Math, AIOSEO or SEOPress integration. Standard post content works with the block and Classic Editors; shortcodes work in pages, posts, Divi, Elementor, widgets and ACF fields. Admin screens are responsive.
Authors and above can write; Settings and Saved Shortcodes require an administrator. Generation endpoints require permission and a nonce. Prompts and article content are sent only to the provider you select, and provider API charges apply.
This plugin connects only to the AI provider APIs you configure with your own API keys in Opace AI Hub. No other outbound requests are made, and nothing is sent to Opace’s servers.
Requests only happen when you run the wizard, Express mode, image generation, or open a screen that lists models or checks key status; no data is transmitted in the background.
During the one-time companion setup, choosing Install Opace AI Hub asks WordPress to retrieve the public Hub package from WordPress.org. WordPress.org receives the normal plugin-download request; AI Scribe does not send it API keys, prompts, article content or Hub settings. Installation stops for the administrator to review and choose Activate Opace AI Hub and continue.
Prefer to work directly in ChatGPT? The separate AI-Scribe GPT remains available. It does not install into WordPress or share Opace AI Hub settings, posts, prompts or usage records; copy any finished content into WordPress manually.
Watch the current AI Scribe v3 walkthrough, covering Opace AI Hub setup, the guided writing workflow, Express mode, images, SEO, Review and Evaluate.
AI Scribe is free, open source and community-supported. It grew from Opace’s aim to bring keyword-led, controllable SEO drafting into WordPress; feedback from users and the wider prompt-writing community has helped shape it. Support is best-effort and prioritises critical defects, compatibility and useful improvements. Report bugs or suggest improvements through the WordPress.org support forum. If the plugin helps you, please leave a WordPress.org review.
AI Scribe is designed and developed by Opace Digital Agency, a UK digital agency providing WordPress development. You can contact Opace, follow Opace on Facebook or follow Opace on X.
AI-generated text needs human review. Before publishing:
These are ideas under consideration, not commitments or release dates:
Please add roadmap suggestions through the support forum rather than treating this list as promised functionality.